Privacy Policy

Who we are

Our website address is: https://amflorida.com. This website is managed by ASTRO America. 

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Forms

When visitors fill out a form on the site we collect the data shown in the form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. 

Effective Date: July 17, 2023

This Privacy Policy describes how AM Florida (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, discloses, and protects the personal data you provide when using the contact form on the website [https://amflorida.com/florida-industrial-workshops/expanding-the-northern-florida-ecosystem/] (“Website”). We are committed to protecting your privacy and complying with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

  1. Data Controller

ASTRO America manages AM Forward. To get in touch please contact info@astroa.org

  1. Personal Data We Collect

When you fill out the contact form on our Website, we may collect the following personal data from you:

  • Full name
  • Email address
  • Title
  • Organization
  • Phone number
  • Zip code
  • Any other information you choose to provide in the message
  1. Legal Basis for Processing

We rely on your consent as the legal basis for collecting and processing your personal data. By submitting the form, you consent to the collection and processing of your personal data as described in this Privacy Policy.

  1. Purpose of Processing

We collect and process your personal data to respond to your inquiries, provide you with information, or contact you regarding the subject matter of your message. By providing your email address, you give us consent to send you promotional emails and newsletters related to our products, services, and events.

  1. Data Retention Period

We will retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected or as required by law. Once the data is no longer needed, we will securely delete or anonymize it. 

  1. Rights of Data Subjects

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right to access: You have the right to request access to the personal data we hold about you.
  • Right to rectification: You can request the correction or update of any inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
  • Right to erasure: You may request the deletion of your personal data under certain circumstances.
  • Right to restrict processing: You have the right to request the restriction of processing your personal data in specific situations.
  • Right to object to processing: You can object to the processing of your personal data based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing purposes.
  • Right to data portability: You have the right to receive a copy of your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
  • Right to withdraw consent: If you provided consent for the processing of your personal data, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.

To exercise any of these rights or if you have any questions or concerns about the processing of your personal data, please contact us using the information provided in Section 1.

  1. Sharing of Personal Data

We do not share your personal data with third parties without your explicit consent, unless required by law or as necessary to fulfill the purpose for which the data was collected.

  1. International Data Transfers

If we transfer your personal data to a country outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we will ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your data, such as using standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission.

  1. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our Website may use cookies or similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience. For more information about the cookies we use and your choices regarding them, please refer to our Cookie Policy.

  1. Security Measures

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, loss, or destruction. However, please note that no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

  1. Complaints

If you have any complaints regarding our handling of your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant data protection authority.

  1. Updates to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal obligations. The updated Privacy Policy will be posted on our Website with the revised effective date.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.